Gps insights amp;mdash; late october 2008

I can tell you that for a journalist or anyone that takes copious notes in the field, the Capturx pen is an incredible recording device. As you record data in your special notebook, you not only have your original notes, but when you plug the digital pen back into the docking station at the end of the day or end of the interview, all your notes appear on your computer screen.br/br/[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GpsMilitaryGovernment/~4/427162232" height="1" width="1"/

Topcon to provide gps reference stations for japanese cors geonet

Topcon has been selected by the Geographical Survey Institute (GSI), an affiliate of the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), to supply GPS reference stations. Topcon will supply 360 GPS receivers as well as new software and database system for the GPS Earth Observation Network System (GEONET) operated by GSI. It is expected the new systems will be in operation...

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Raytheon completes review for new gps control segment

Raytheon Co. has completed the system requirements review (SRR) for the U.S. Air Force for the next-generation GPS Control Segment (OCX), the company said today.

Mikel miller: ion attends the enc

ION President Mikel Miller describes the GNSS view from Naples and talks about ION's Mini-Urban Challenge.

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Magellan proflex 500 gnss receiver designed for rugged positioning

Magellan Professional has launched a new dual-frequency GNSS Receiver, the ProFlex 500. The ProFlex 500 is a powerful positioning solution that delivers real-time kinematic (RTK) features in a rugged, highly integrated receiver design.img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/gpsworld/MMOEM/~4/cgLCNR7wquQ" height="1" width="1"/

Indoor message system evaluated

The IMES indoor messaging system aims to provide seamless positioning at the room level.br/br/[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/GpsSystemIntegrationDesignTest/~4/Tbp_hWyOtlM" height="1" width="1"/

Senate committees support eloran

Two leading Senate committees publicly back the eLoran system and question the U.S. President's latest budget proposal. The FY 2010 Concurrent Budget Resolution releases views from the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs backing the continued support for the Loran system, acknowledging the...[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

U-blox to pay ceva $2.5 m to settle license dispute

Silicon Valley-based Ceva Inc. and Swiss GPS chipmaker u-blox AG have settled their legal dispute over licensing fees, with u-blox agreeing to pay $2.5 million, the companies said today.

Analytical graphics provides nav developer blog

The AGI Navigation Developer blog provides GPS constellation status and related information along with discussions of orbital analysis and visualization with reference to Analytical Graphics, Inc. products and services.br/br/[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/GpsSystemIntegrationDesignTest/~4/t_lJFccYkAQ" height="1" width="1"/

Q3 proves another tough one for sirf financially

SiRF Technology Holdings saw its financial woes continue in the third quarter (Q3) of this year, as revenue for the GPS chipmaker continued to shrink while its losses continued to grow.

Product showcase: accubeat ltd.'s ar51a-05

AccuBeat Ltd. designs, develops, and manufactures rubidium frequency standard and time generation and synchronization products combined with GPS receivers.

U-blox launches gps cards for mobile computers

A GPS PCI Express Mini card from u-blox (Thalwil, Switzerland) enables next-generation laptop, netbook, mobile internet device and Ultra Mobile PC OEMs to provide GPS and location-based services (LBS) such as personal navigation, services and people finders, and geo-tagging.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gpsworld/MMOEM/~4/536866453" height="1" width="1"/

Gps insights amp;mdash; late september 2008

I certainly do not mean to sound jaded; I am totally in favor of fully populated GLONASS, Galileo, and GPS IIF constellations. Both non-U.S. programs represent positive developments in the GNSS world, but one cannot help but marvel at the irony, audacity, and incredible rhetoric of some of the ION plenary presentations.br/br/[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GpsMilitaryGovernment/~4/400544101" height="1" width="1"/

Gnss vulnerabilities conference program posted

The final program of the First GNSS Vulnerabilities and Solutions Conference is now available on the USCG Navigation Center CGSIC Meetings and Reports page. Follow the program link in the meeting announcement.

Antenova garners $6.5m in additional investment

Antenova Ltd. has received a $6.5 million investment to accelerate the growth and expansion of its Radionova RF antenna modules, driven by the early success of the GPS antennas, according to the company.

Expert advice: interoperability, from signals to integrity

For the user to combine systems using interoperable integrity mechanisms, the integrity information received from each of the systems must be based on the same concepts and definitions. There is a risk of having different receiver standards at regional level, and the lack of an agreed GNSS baseline on integrity could delay the ongoing transition to GNSS in aviation. Thus, reinforcing...br/br/[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/GpsWorld-LatestNews/~4/HMTqsP5cFYs" height="1" width="1"/

Russia to launch two glonass correction relay satellites

According to an Interfax news item, the Russians will launch two multipurpose relay satellites in 2010-2011, which will carry payloads for providing GLONASS correction data.

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Perspectives — early march 2008

There has been a lot of activity on both the civilian and military sides of GPS/GNSS these past few weeks. Instead of a central theme to this newsletter, I'm going to comment on three points of interest: a DoD directive regarding position, navigation, and timing; PRN32; and some new product developments.

Magellan teams with carlson software on machine control

Magellan Professional and Carlson Software announced today that they have teamed to pursue Machine Guidance and Control opportunities using Magellan GNSS receivers and Carlson software.br/br/[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/GpsSurveyConstruction/~4/-fxySH-XzdM" height="1" width="1"/

Army looks for more northrop grumman laser rangefinders

Northrop Grumman Corp. has received a contract from the U.S. Army to provide more than 150 of its battle-proven Lightweight Laser Designator Rangefinder (LLDR) systems that provide targeting capability for laser-guided, GPS-guided, and conventional munitions.

Ims: gps chips sector outlook remains rosy

The 2009 outlook for many semiconductor manufacturers is worsening by the day, but market research firm IMS Research projects the GPS market will nevertheless be one of the few areas of growth in 2009.

Gps insights amp;mdash; early august 2008

Apple's iPhone and iTouch application development capability overall allows you and me as well as the military and government user to write programs for the devices. If there is a capability out there that the warfighter needs and does not have, they now have the capability to write the program personally or contract with a software geek, or someone who can write code.br/br/[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GpsMilitaryGovernment/~4/363816098" height="1" width="1"/

U.s. military orders more gps-guided rockets

Lockheed Martin has received a $61 million follow-on contract for its GPS-based Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary rockets from the U.S. military.

Satellite (gps, glonass, sbas) mission planning

I’ve been receiving some questions about satellite availability. The complaint is that there aren’t enough for RTK (real-time cm-level positioning) operations during some parts of the day. Some who have been using RTK for many years say that “brown-outs” (RTK down-time) are as bad as they seen in a few years. Certainly, if you’re working with GPS-only, there’s going to be some “brown-outs” during...

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Swimming with the economic sharks

Iamp;rsquo;m delighted to introduce myself as the editor of GPS Worldamp;rsquo;s new Professional Original Equipment Manufacture (OEM) e-mail newsletter, which will be issued every month on the third Wednesday. I look forward to exploring with you the many issues facing the high-precision OEM segment of the GNSS industry amp;mdash; and its considerable successes. With simultaneous recessions projected in the United States, Europe, and Japan by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, no doubt 2009 will be a brutal time for many companies involved in the GNSS industry. Despite the overall economic gloom and doom, however, I remain cautiously optimistic for those professional GNSS sectors that have the right survival traits.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gpsworld/MMOEM/~4/520429221" height="1" width="1"/

Air force updating gps interface docs for l5, l1c

The U.S. Air Force's Interface Control Working Group (ICWG) has recently released publicly-available draft versions of updated GPS Interface Control Documents. The documents specifically address the use of forthcoming new civilian signals.

L-3 lands $33m air force contract extension

L-3 Communications has received a $33 million option on an existing contract with the United States Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) to develop standard cards for the Air Force's Modernized User Equipment (MUE) Program, the company said today.

Management headquarters reorganization — implementation directive 08-01

Management Headquarters Reorganization - Implementation Directive 08-01

Gps insights — early september 2008

Basically the ike305 is a commercially built, but militarily rugged handheld data capture and transmitter device that cleverly combines a GPS receiver, laser distance meter, integrated compass and inclinometer, a high definition digital camera. It's all tightly integrated with the latest HP IPAQ handheld computer.

New book explains details of construction machine control

A new book that presents the time- and money-saving benefits of machine control in the construction industry is receiving praise from contractors, utility companies, and suppliers of the technology across the country, according to the publisher.br/br/[[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GpsSurveyConstruction/~4/546114579" height="1" width="1"/